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J. H'. PARSEGAN. HAIR PLANTING INSTRUMENT. APPLICATION FILED rmm, 191a.

Patented May 6, 1913.

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JACOB H. PARSEGAN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

HAIR-PLANTING INSTRUMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 6, 1913.

Application filed February 3, 1918. Serial No. 745,954.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB H. PARSEGAN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hair-Planting Instruments, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to a hair planting or grafting im lement.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple, substantial and practical implement which is so constructed that means are provided for supporting and feeding a hair of considerable length through the implement.

Another object of the invention is to provide an implement with means for puncturing the scalp, spreading the punctured openhereinafter ing in the scalp sufficiently to admit insertion of the hair, retracting the punctur ing'means, and severing the inserted section from the main hair section. a

Further objects will appear hereinafter. The invention consists of the parts and the construction and combination of parts as more fully described and claimed, having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation ofthe implement. Fig. 2 is a plan view of same. Fig.

. 3 is another side elevation of the reverse side. Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7, are diagrammatic views showing the puncturing and hair inserting implement in the various positions. Figs. 8 and 9 are enlarged detail views of the hair feeding mechanism, showing the actuating means in the opposite'posit-ions. Fig. 10 is a plan view Fig.' 11 is a section on the line X -X of Fig. 10. Figs. 12, 13, and 14 are plan views of the puncturing and hair inserting implement, showing it in the various positions, and also showing the adjusting plate by which the depth of the puncture in the scalp is regulated. Flg. 15 is a perspective view hair cutting actuating means.

of the uncturing and hair inserting implement. Fig. 16 is an enlarged central section of the hair guiding, feeding and cutting means. Fig. 17' is a section on line VV of Fig. 12. Figs". 18 and 19 are enlarged detail views in side elevation, showing the 'Fig. 20 is a of Fig, 9-.

plan view of Fig. 18. Fig. 21 is a detail view of the cam controlling the hair cutting mechanism.

Referring to the drawings A indicates in general the main supporting frame upon which the several actuating mechanisms are mounted. y

B indicates the main driving shaft appropriatelyjournaled in the main frame, as at '2, upon which is secured a worm gear pinion '3, from which power is transmitted through a worm gear 4 to a secondary shaft 5 journaled crosswise of the frame; power being transmitted to the main drivin shaft from any suitable source by a fiexible shaft a.

The hair to be transplanted or inserted into the scalp after being thoroughly sterilized, or otherwise treated to make it as staple as possible, is inserted in a glass tube or container 6, from where it is conveyed to a hair guiding and feeding mechanism.

The hair guiding mechanism is best shown in Figs. 12, 13, and 16. Particularly referrlng'to the enlarged section in Fig. 16, it will be seen that the guiding means consists of an elongated member 7, suitably secured to the main frame A. This is provided with a' central passage 8 extending through it; one end as 9 being cone shaped and considerably enlarged to receive the lower end of the glass tube 6. The central portion of the guide member is slotted as shown at 10 to admit the insertion of a feed roller or wheel 11, which is thus allowed to come into contact with the hair and will thus, when revolved, feed tlfie hair through the central passage 8. i"

The feed roller is revolubly mounted on I i the outer end of a spring actuated arm 12, which is pivoted near one end to the main frame A, asat 13. The lower end of the arm is turned at a slight angle with rela-' tion to the upper portion of ,the {arm and serves the function of a lever, through which pressure is transmitted by a spring 14 to normally keep the feed roller in contact with the hair.

The means for revolving the feed roller is particularly views of Figs. 8', 9, and 10, and consists of a ratchet wheel 15, secured to the same shaft as the feecl roller 11; The ratchet wheel shown in the enlarged detail 15 is actuated by a rake or pawl member 16 connected at its inner end to a crank pin 17 mounted on an adjustable lever 18 secured to a disk 19 mounted upon the secondary shaft 5.

The adjustable lever 18 is pivoted at one end, as at 20, and is provided with a stud extension 2l in the upper end which projects through a slot 22 in the disk. This allows the lever 18 tobe swung about the pivot 20 within the limits of the slot 22, and may be secured in any adjusted position by the screw or' nut 23; this ad ustment permitting a larger or smaller throw of the crank pin 17 and controlling pawl arm 16. The adjustable throw of the crank will thus control the hair feed. The outer end of the lever 16 is guided in an upright extension 24 secured on the main frame A, and is normally held within the guide memher by the downward pull of a spring 25 also secured to the main frame.

The pivot arm 12 upon which the ratchet Wheel and feed wheel are journaledtogether with the actuating pawl arm may be lifted in the direction of arrow 6, at any time when it is desired to thread a new hair into the guide member 7.

Referring to Figs. 12, 13, 14, and 15, which are views showing the different positions of the puncturing and hair inserting implement, and referring in particular to the perspective view of Fig. 15, 0 indicates a sliding frame mounted for reciprocation in the slot 26 in the mainframe;- Extending outwardly from said frame is*a pair of flexible arms 27, the outer ends of which areprovided with needles 28. ,The flexible needle carrying arms 27 are so positioned that they may straddle the hair guiding member 7; as shown in the extreme positions of the sliding frame C as in Figs. 12 and 14.

The actuating means for reciprocating the puncturing implement is here shown as consisting of a bell crank 29, pivotally mounted as at 30 to the main frame. The lower end of the bell crank is connected by a link 31 the bell crank member to a crank pin 32 secured on the outer face of the worm wheel 4. The upper end of 29 is connected by a link 33 with a pin 34 secured to the side of one of the flexible extending arms 27. Thus it can be seen that the revolving movement of the worm wheel 4 will be transmitted through the crank pin 32, link 31, bell crank 29, and link 33 connecting with the pin 34 to reciprocate the sliding frame C upon puncturing and hair lnserting which the implement, consisting of the flexible arms 27 and needle points 28, are mounted.

The hair feeding mechanism, which is actuated by the adjustable crank pin 17, mounted upon the disk 19, which is as before stated, secured to the secondary shaft 5, is so positioned and timed with relation to the reciprocal "movement of the sliding frame C, which in turn is' controlled by the movement of the crank pin 32 secured to the worm wheel 4, that the forward movement of the perforating and hair inserting needles is accompanied by a forward feeding movement of the hair to be planted. In fact the crank 17 may be so positioned as to feed the hair forward a predetermined distance; this being sufficient. to insert the hair into a hollow or conical pocket 35 formed inthe needle point. This preliminary feeding of the hair is just suflicient to force the hair into the bottom of the receiving pocket 35 when the needles, together with the hair, are ready to be inserted into'the scalp; this being accomplished by the forward movement of the sliding frame C. The depth of insertion of the split perforating needle 28 is indicated in the diagrammatic ,view of Fig. 4. After the needle has reached the extreme limit of-insertion, it is actuated by mechanism hereafter to be described, which spreads the needles apart, as shown by the diagrammatic view in Fig. 5. The hair feeding roller 11 being actuated by the feed ratchet and connected pawl arm, still continues feeding while the divided needle 28 is being opened, as shown in Fig. 5; the feeding movement of the roller 11 being just suflicient to force the hair into the bot-tom of the needle. The open needle'is then retracted, as indicated in Fig. 6, leavingthe hair in the perforation made by the needle, this also permitting the removal of the needles from the scalp and allows. the flesh around the perforat1on to close around the hair.

The means provided for opening and spreading the needle within the perforation,

as indicated in Fig. 5, consists of a secondary sliding frame 36, the inner end of which is slotted and mounted upon the crank pin 32. The forward portion of the sliding frame 36 is guided in an upright member 37, and the extreme point of the frame is provided with a downwardly extending wedgeshaped member 38, so positioned that when the frame 36 is reciprocated the wedgeshaped point 38 will be in osition to enter between opposite cam sur aces 39 formed at the outer endofthe flexible arms 27.

perforation produced by the The backward movement of the sliding frame 36 is limited by an extension 40, forming a partof the sliding frame, contacting with a cam surface 41 formed on the main frame A.

The sliding frame 36 remains inactive during the time that the perforatin and hair inserting implement is being forced into the scalp. This inactivity of the sliding frame is produced by the idle movement of the crank pin 32 within a slot 42. However, this inactivity takes place only through one-half of the stroke, while the other half of the stroke becomes active when the crank pin 32 engages with the inner end of the slot and forces the sliding frame 36 forward between the cam surfaces 39. This forward movement takes place the moment the perforating implement has reached its extreme outward stroke. the crank pin will then be transmitted through the link 31 and connected parts, to retract the sliding frame C or per crating implement, while a spring 43 will retract the secondary sliding frame 36.

By referring to Fig. 12, the-extreme retracted position of the perforating implement is shown. The hair inserted into the scalp is now out to permit movement of the frame into a new position for the purpose of inserting a new section of hair. The hair cutting mechanism specially indicated in Figs. 16 and 17, consists ofa vertically mounted sliding frame 44, guided'and slid ably mounted. upon the end of the main frame A, as shown in Fig. 17. This sliding frame is actuated by a rocker arm 45, pivotally mounted to the main frame, as at 46. The outer end of the arm connected with the sliding frame is provided with an extension or lug 47, which in turn is actuated by the inner end of a spring 48 provided for the purpose of depressing, the hair cutting or shearing frame. Theshearing member is formed of a spring blade, indicated at 49, which is secured to the cutting frame in any suitable manner and is sopositioned that the outer face of the hair guiding member 7 may be used as the opposite cutting blade or edge. a

The inner. end. of thearm 45 is actuated by a cam '50 also secured upon the rotary secondary shaft 5. This cam is provided with an offset portion 51 which is so positioned that the moment the perforating implement has been retracted to the inner extreme position, shown in Fig. 12, it will allow the inner end of the armv45 to drop into the offset; the inner end of the arm 45 being forced into this position by the action of the spring 48. This action will thus cause a downward movement of the cutting frame 44 and cause the shearing blade to sever the hair previously inserted into the scalp. A continued movement of the secondary shaft will almost immediately return the cutting frame to the normal open osition by reason of the quick incline surace 52 formed on the cam, to return the lever 45 into normal position.

The return movementbf the reciprocating sliding frame upon which the perforating and hair inserting implement is secured, is accompanied by a return movement of the awl arm 16 on the opposite sideofthe implement, to the position shown in Fig. 8, where it is in readiness to revolve the feed provided with an roller and feed the hair forward in unison with the needle. The implement, as a whole, is then advanced into the forward perforating position where the same cycle of operation is again repeated; it being practical to run the mechanism at a speed of about 60 ;rec1procations a minute. A further movement of 5 The forward portion of the frame is also adjusting plate 53, having an extension pin 54 adjustably secured in a bracket 55 secured to the main frame. The adjustable plate 53 is provided for the pur; pose of forming a spacer between the end of the frame and the scalp proper, thus providing means for controlling or adjusting the depth of the puncture in the scalp; this being necessary as it can easily be understood that the scalps of different individuals vary according to the condition of their health and age.

From this it can be seen that a comparatively simple implement has been provided, capable of inserting short sections of hair into the scalp; .the hair sections inserted being severed from a hair of considerable length fed through the implement in conjunction with the operation of the puncturmg im lenient.

Havmg I claim and desire to secure by ent, is-

1. A hair planting instrument, comprising in combination a frame, a perforating implement mounted on said frame, means thus described my invention, what Letters Patfor projecting and retracting said implement, means for su porting a hair, means for inserting said hair into the opening produced by the perforating implement, and means for severing the section of hair inserted.

2. A hair planting instrument comprising in combination a frame, a perforatingimplement reciprocally mounted on said frame, means for projecting and retracting said implement, means for supporting a hair, means for-inserting said hair into the opening produced by the perforating im-' plement, means for severing the section of hair inserted, and means for adjusting the depth of the perforation made by the perforating implement.

3. A hair lanting instrument comprising in combination a frame, a perforating implement reciprocally mounted on said frame, means for pro ectlng and retracting said implement, means for feeding and inserting a "perforating implement, and means for adusting the feeding mechanism.

'4. A hair planting instrument, comprismg in combination a frame, a reciprocating frame mounted on said frame, a pair of 1,06 Loon flexible normally contacting arms mounted ing between the needles and means for mm 10 on said frame, needle points formed on the ering the section inserted. ends of said arms, adapted to unite and In testimony whereof I have hereunto set form one needle, means for projecting and my hand in the presence of two subscribing 5 retracting the perforating implement con- Witnesses.

sisting of the reciprocating frame, flexible JACOB H.PARSEGAN. arms and needles, means for spreading the Witnesses: needles in the projected position, means for JOHN H. HERRING,

feeding and insertlng a hair into the open- W. W. HEALEY. 

